Help! Getting an IP address but NO interntet connection.

berryjuice · 20-12-2006, 06:54

Help! Getting an IP address but NO interntet connection.

Hi. I have a Linksys WRT54GS router and a Motorola SB4100 Cable Modem. I'm trying to set up a network so that all of my computers can connect to the internet.

If I connect the SB4100 modem directly to a single PC, the internet is working fine. But if I will connect the SB4100 modem to the Internet port of the router and after cloning the MAC address of the LAN adapter of my PC to the router, i do not get internet connection at all.

the weird thing is that the router status have all i need to connect to the internet. i get the domain name of my isp, my ip address on the internet usually like (210.xxx.xxx.xxx) (not the 192.168.xxx.xxx), a default gateway and 2 DNSs. they are the same information i get when i connect directly from modem to PC that runs smoothly. Though i get these numbers, i cannot ping the Two DNS the router gives me. That is very weird. These is the status of my router.

on my computer, i get the usual 192.168.xxx.xxx from my router, the default gateway ip address of the router, etc. it seems that everything is fine. i can ping 192.168.1.1, enter the browser and configure the router.

am i missing something? please suggest all the necessary steps to solve this problem bec. i beginning to explode just figuring this one out. Thank you very much in advance.

Paul K · 20-12-2006, 07:14

Any firewall software running on the PCs? What operating system are you running, what ISP do you use and do you specify a proxy within your browser connection settings?

berryjuice · 20-12-2006, 07:31

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Originally Posted by Paul

Any firewall software running on the PCs? What operating system are you running, what ISP do you use and do you specify a proxy within your browser connection settings?

i already turned off the firewall of my pc. i am using windows XP SP2 and my ISP is comclark surestream (Philippines) and it also does not specify a proxy.

20-12-2006, 09:41

Try resetting the router back to factory defaults...?

berryjuice · 22-12-2006, 15:18

problem resolved! it turns out that the problem is the modem not communicating to the router properly. so i went to my ISP and have them change my modem. then after setting my home network again, all is working good. anyway, thanks for all your suggestions.